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Today was the day and it was almost a sense of deja-vu for Obito. This was his second chance to do this first day of academy right as he put on his orange googles in the mirror. He grabbed his mesh shirt thought of how fast Summer went by and how it was Fall all over again. He had a more fun this Summer than he would have usually had, but he wished he could have seen Hinata at least one.
The last time he seen her was that Spring day at the park. Every time he would go to the Hyūga Estate, he would get turned away by one of her relatives saying she didn't have time to play. No wonder Hinata wanted to escape like she did when he first met her, because they must keep her under lock and key like a caged bird.
Made Obito sad that he couldn't see his one and only friend, but besides that it was an interesting living adjustment being in a different timeline. Seeing all members of his clan older with children of their own was sort of funny to see. He often wondered where he be at if was an adult at this time.
"I'd probably be super awesome ninja like Shisui!" He exclaimed as he threw punches in the mirror pretend to fight enemies that was in his bedroom. Obito remembering watching Itachi and Shisui spar in awestruck with Sasuke over the summer.
"Or you probably be my target practice like always dummy," Hearing his cousin's voice caused Obito to jump nearly out of his skin.
"Sasuke! Don't you knock and how did you get my house?"
"You left your front door unlock dummy. Plus, Itachi is ten-times better than Shisui!" Sasuke said in complete confidence. He had no idea how Obito lived by himself in the past because every time Shisui left for missions Obito would always leave the front and back door unlock. He was lucky their clan weren't a bunch of thieves because he would have been robbed blind by now.
"Stop calling me that and no he is not!" Obito scowled because he hated that nickname that his cousin gave him. There were times he just couldn't stand Sasuke and these was one of these times. When he actually got to know him, he thought it would be cool to have someone his age in the Uchiha clan since he never experienced that before.
How wrong Obito was because he never got into so many disagreements as he did with Sasuke. Sure, he would act like an angel when his parents or older brother was around, but outside of that he was a smart-alecky little brat. Made Obito glad he was an only child in Shisui's household.
"Whatever I don't time for this. You can be late all you want Obito, but I'm not missing the first day of academy," Sasuke tutted bored from messing with him as he turned around and left.
"Huh w-what? Wait up!" Obito shouted as he grabbed his jacket from his bed post while rushing out door after him.
Hinata cupped her hands together as she walked to school with her terrifying cousin Neji. She felt beads of sweat forming on her forehead remembering the times use to be good between them. Then again remembering that reason why their relationship was so soured was because of her. If she could change things it would be most definite be how her clan did things and how they treated other members that deem below them.
"What is it?" Neji snapped at her because she was blatantly staring at him for no apparent reason.
"I-I-It's not-thing s-sorry-y," she stuttered badly knowing she upset him.
"Quit stuttering it is very infantile…the teachers at the academy going think that there some wrong with you and hold you back, unless that is what you want?" As she furiously shook her head not wanting anyone to think that.
"Then for once act like the main the branch that your supposed to be or sooner than later failure will be your fate!" Neji said coldly wishing that his father was still alive instead of this pathetic girl.
Hinata could felt her eyes string from his words, but she told herself to keep it together because they just arrive at the school and there were children everywhere. She didn't want to cry not on the first day and didn't want to be remember for the crying girl at the front of the school's gate. Finally, Neji left all together going off on his own and Hinata felt like she could breathe again almost forgetting she was holding her breath.
A lone tear escaped and rolled down her cheek as she immediately pulled a familiar navy blue handkerchief. She wiped away the moisture instantly remembering that Obito gave it to her that day he protected her. Hinata smiled at the memory of that day and clutched the handkerchief close to her like it was a precious stuff animal of hers. She kept it safe during those months since she last saw him and she wondered if he still remembered her because it been such long time from seeing him, but thought probably not.
"Hinata is that you!" Obito said super excited as he raced up to her ditching Sasuke all together.
She quickly turned around to greet him and hastily shoved the handkerchief back in her coat pocket which she wasn't sure why because it was his and she really meant to give it back to him, but she panicked some reason.
Obito didn't seem to notice because he finally got to see her as Hinata's face felt warmer the closer he got. He stopped right in front her as he took in what she was wearing because when he first saw her, Hinata was all black training outfit and today color block of light purple coat with pink fleece hood and dark purple pant. He thought she looked pretty in purple it matched her eyes as he began to blush at the thought. He had anxious all sudden and felt like he couldn't talk which he couldn't understand because all he wanted to do this Summer was talk to Hinata.
"H-Hi," Hinata said shyly being the first to break the silence as her two pointer fingers connected softly.
"Hi," Obito said a lot more tone down than normal as he itched the back of his neck.
"Weirdos…" Sasuke commented while passing by them instantly pissing off his cousin.
"But out of our conversation!" he yelled angrily making Hinata giggle a little because they were barely having a conversation between them.
Right when Obito was to go speak to her some more the school's bell rang causing him to deeply frown because he didn't even get to catch-up with her. Out of spontaneity he grabbed her hand and began tucking her toward the academy.
"Come on we don't want to be late," Obito spoke out of concern of missing the first day since he already did once before.
"Umm o-ok l-lead the way," Hinata said completely flustered as she held on to his hand.
They made to the classroom in the nick of time, but almost all the seats were taken excepted the back of the class which made him pout because he wanted to be in the front so everyone could know who he is.
"O-Obito-kun c-c-could let g-g-go of my hand n-now that were h-here-e?" She asked meekly because any longer and she will faint.
"Oh yeah s-sorry!" he replied letting go as if he burned himself while following her to the back. He hoped she wasn't coming down with any fever because her face was extremely red now.
"Alright welcome everyone and take your seats so I can start take roll!" The sensei said as the second bell rung.
Obito began to looked around his classroom thinking that this was a huge class while the sensei passed out orientation papers.
"My name is Iruka, but to my students and how ever long you decide to stay in the academy it is Iruka sensei! Today is the begi-
His usual first day monologue was rudely interrupted by the classroom door being thrown opened and slamming against the wall, no doubt leaving a dent in the wall.
"Sorry I'm late Iruka sensei I think my alarm clock is busted because it didn't wake me up!" the blond kid with green googles on his forehead shouted what seem like at the top of his lungs as his classmates snickered at him.
"Naruto just please be quiet and sit down we'll talk about your tardiness after class!" Iruka shook head not believing that Naruto was late for the first day because all this Summer all he could talk about was the academy and how he was going to be the best at school.
Naruto sat down to the only seat that wasn't taken which was next to Obito. Obito looked him up and down hoping this guy didn't distract him from any lesson Iruka sensei had to teach today.
"Let see where was I…Oh yes today is the beginning of your Shinobi or Kunoichi careers if you can pass the academy curriculum, quizzes and the final exam," he said as he wrote today's date on the chalkboard.
"I want each one of you to introduce yourself amongst your peer and tell them the reason why you joined the academy?"
This moment Obito was waiting for, where he was going to impress all his classmates especially Hinata who was on right next to him. Nothing was going to ruin this moment as he was about to stand-up and introduce himself. But Naruto on the left of him shot up and beat him to the punch.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to become Hokage one day!" he said in a blaze of determination sending shock waves of disbelieve down to Obito's body as the rest of class laughed at him. This blond-haired loudmouth stole the words from right out of his mouth, replacing them with his name and shattered his perfect introduction.
"O-Obito-kun are you alright?" Hinata whispered unsure because his face seemed to darken and his fingernails were clawing at top of the desk.
"Ok class that is enough!" Iruka said feeling bad that the class laughed at Naruto as he tried to gain the classroom focus again when Obito stood-up suddenly knocking his chair over.
"There is no way you will become Hokage because I Obito Uchiha will be Hokage!" he argued with his finger dramatically point at Naruto as they both began glaring daggers at each other.
In that moment Iruka regretted not asking Kakashi about a personality background about Obito and knew that not only did he need to separate these two before fists started to fly, but knew these were going to be trying years of his teaching career.
